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Dear John, It’s Over #breakup
29 characters of a short-not-sweet tweet broke his heart. Then she grinded it into the ground with detailed phrases. Always late. Earbuds in ears, you never listen. Forgot bday. Crappy friends. Not best lover. #breakup Not only did they go out to her hundreds of followers including their friends and families, but she hash-tagged it…
Read MoreDead Air or Well-fed Relationship?
“Just the headlines!” Paige demanded, interrupting me with more brass than a marching band. I’d known her game through years of friendship. As a retired broadcaster, she gets impatient with lengthy descriptions. “Okay, okay!” I feigned defeat, waited for her reaction, then went right back to telling the same story, only faster. She tilted her…
Read MoreThree Bars in a Single’s Joint, Still No Reception
FADE IN: INT, INTOWN RESTAURANT, NOON PHYLLIS, a thirty-something single, sits with her best friend JANEEN eating and dishing. PHYLLIS So I order a martini last night and spot this guy on the other side of the bar… JANEEN waves for the waiter, who passes them by, and PHYLLIS looks at his behind, grins and…
Read MoreCUT TO: Your Dream of Screenwriting
FADE IN: INT. AUDITORIUM Muffled CROWD NOISE as average-looking SCREENWRITER nervously blinks and darts eyes… PULL BACK – …as s/he sits amongst a glamorous audience CUT TO – INT. AWARDS STAGE Stunningly gorgeous ACTRESS fondles an envelope as gorgeous ACTOR devilishly looks on. ACTRESS And the Oscar goes to… CUT TO – INT. …
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